The Consolation of Philosophy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780359880218)

Written while Boethius was in prison awaiting execution, The Consolation of Philosophy consists of a dialogue in alternating prose and verse between the author, lamenting his own sorrows, and a majestic woman, who is the incarnation of his guardian Philosophy. The woman develops a modified form of Neoplatonism and Stoicism, demonstrating the unreality of earthly fortunes, then proving that the highest good and the highest happiness are in God, and reconciling the apparent contradictions concerning the existence of everything.

Author: Boethius
ISBN-10: 0359880215
ISBN-13: 9780359880218
Publisher: Lulu.com
Language: English
Published: 08/26/2019
Pages: 124
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d